What is the safest place in the world to live?

etmfc said:
West of Ireland
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It is now. That’s the thing with stability and security. Circumstances can change. Ask a Roman.

The UK is for the most part a very safe place to live. Parts of Scotland and Wales particularly.

I couldn’t do the Scandi weather all year round, or some of the southern Greek islands either.

Southern Canada yes. Although there’s a monster at the gates these days.

New Zealand, perhaps.
 
SNICKERED said:
Currently in NZ ,the Pies and IPA are seriously dangerous!
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Yes, the most dangerous things about NZ are the great food (It's easy to eat way too much), the craft beer (very easy to drink far too much) and the outdoor adventure activities.
Oh, and it seems half the population can't really drive that well, and few people seem to know how to use an indicator so always pays to keep your eyes fully open when on the road.
 
bungydinsdale said:
Yes, the most dangerous things about NZ are the great food (It's easy to eat way too much), the craft beer (very easy to drink far too much) and the outdoor adventure activities.
Oh, and it seems half the population can't really drive that well, and few people seem to know how to use an indicator so always pays to keep your eyes fully open when on the road.
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I wonder if BMW drivers were born in New Zealand.

I'll throw in Tesla as well, just to get a reaction from the other bunch.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I wonder if BMW drivers were born in New Zealand.

I'll throw in Tesla as well, just to get a reaction from the other bunch.
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Possibly. Indicators are on every vehicle here and they are compulsory to use under the Road Code, but many many drivers don't. I think they think that using them will use up too much fuel or something.
And the worst offenders are Ute drivers, who usually also talk on cellphones if they are a tradesperson.
Oh and seat belt use is not as good as it should be either...
 
New Zealand would have to be up there...

Or some random Pacific island like Pitcairn Island, Norfolk Island or Lord Howe Island. Such remote places those.
 
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret said:
I asked Google and it said Iceland. Thing is though there's **** loads of volcanos in Iceland and lava and earthquakes don't sound very safe to me.
Then they listed all the Nordic countries, but I wouldn't really fancy being that close to Russia.

The best I have come up with is Switzerland. No wars. No volcanos or earthquakes. Landlocked so no tsunamis. Don't seem to have a problem with terrorists.

The only dangers I can think of in Switzerland are toblerones which some people seem to have difficulty eating. And if you walked past a cuckoo clock.at the wrong time it would have your eye out.
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My best mate lives in Switzerland, and has done for many years - only place he's ever been mugged was downtown Basel at about 2am.
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
My best mate lives in Switzerland, and has done for many years - only place he's ever been mugged was downtown Basel at about 2am.
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Compared to the rest of Switzerland Basel did look a bit of a dump. Surprises me there were muggings though, Switzerland seemed so prosperous and safe when I was there
 
SmallTown said:
Compared to the rest of Switzerland Basel did look a bit of a dump. Surprises me there were muggings though, Switzerland seemed so prosperous and safe when I was there
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Basel is an industrial town, largely focused around the two massive pharma companies that are headquartered there (Novartis & Roche).

The old town is beautiful, but there are certainly sketchier areas (all relative of course) such as round the station.

That said it's the only place I'd consider moving to, especially with children. My mate lives opposite Roger Federer (or at least one of his houses) next to a huge park and the quality of life is amazing.
 
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